Netflix has pushed back against a cease and desist filed by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ legal team, defending its new docuseries Sean Combs: The Reckoning and rejecting accusations that the project is a personal attack engineered by Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson.
The four part series, which tracks Combs’ decades long career, controversies, and the fallout surrounding his arrest last year, was hit with legal threats just hours before release. In a letter to Netflix, Combs’ attorneys claimed the show uses “stolen” footage recorded in the days leading up to his arrest, arguing the material was obtained and used without permission.
The letter goes further, alleging the platform deliberately handed creative control to Jackson to produce a “hit piece” in retaliation for Combs walking away from a separate documentary deal with Netflix.
“The program is based on fabrications borne from Mr. Jackson’s personal vendetta against Mr. Combs,” the letter states. “For this reason alone, Netflix must withdraw the program.”
Combs’ team also accuses Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos of reaching out to Jackson as a “vindictive response,” and claims participants were paid to speak negatively about Combs or exaggerate tension between the two artists.
Netflix has now issued its response, firmly rejecting the allegations.
“The claims being made about Sean Combs: The Reckoning are false,” a representative said. “The project has no ties to any past conversations between Sean Combs and Netflix. The footage of Combs leading up to his indictment and arrest was legally obtained. This is not a hit piece or an act of retribution. Curtis Jackson is an executive producer but does not have creative control. No one was paid to participate.”
Combs’ legal team warns the rapper won’t hesitate to escalate the matter, citing prior action against “media entities and others who violate his rights.” Earlier this year, he filed a $100 million defamation claim against NBCUniversal over Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, which remains live on Peacock.
Combs’ legal team warns the rapper won’t hesitate to escalate the matter, citing prior action against “media entities and others who violate his rights.” Earlier this year, he filed a $100 million defamation claim against NBCUniversal over Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, which remains live on Peacock.
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